New Orleans cocktail sales can be tracked easily. But to measure the 'authenticity' of Hurricanes, Hand Grenades and other Bourbon Street concoctions, Tales of the Cocktail 2014 convened a panel of experts.

The Shark Attack earned praise from GQ magazine editor Brett Martin, who called it "a quintessential New Orleans drink, right up there with the Sazerac and the Ramos Gin Fizz,"

The Hand Grenade -- and its Bourbon Street creators -- were the focus for writer Rien Fertel, who called the trademark green concoction "the most litigated drink in New Orleans."

The Hurricane fell to Wayne Curtis, who traced its emergence back to the rum glut of World War Two, when familiar American whiskies were harder to find.

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